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Considering purchasing centercockpit THE BOOK at 12:22pm 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1716 I have been looking at various boats,but I am currently thinking about purchasing an Oday 32 centerc
Restoring Older C30's John Doe at 12:01pm 10.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/892 I've been checking out mid 70's Catalina 30's. I like the idea of restoring an older boat. One of
anyone have Stock Sail Plans for Morgan 35 MK-II? Donald6441 at 11:45am 10.12.05 Morgan 1/1843 or know of a web site that does?
Head Questions Merrythought at 11:11am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 I am considering installing a Lectra San. Sailing area is the Chesapeake Bay that has only one non-
cleaning sails mulligan at 11:03am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/3700 Anyone have experience cleaning sails with oxyclean? I've heard it works great onhalyards and I'm c
crooked island trip richard at 10:41am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1055 Had a great trip to crroked island...sure could have usde the info that was sent (I asked my navigat
Opinions Wanted - Raymarine ST60 or ST40 Depth? BrianW at 10:37am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2868 My Autohelm ST50 Depth died on my H26. I'm going to replace it with a Raymarine ST40 or ST60 Depth.
Holding tank replacement Nick A. at 10:30am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1407 I may decide to replace the original holding tank on my 1986 O'Day 272 and am concerned about cuttin
Swing keel Ted Weitz at 9:56am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 I have been considering a used Beneteau 311 or a new 323 with a swing keel, as I sail where I need t
Demasted Chuck at 9:55am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/933 I have a 23' O'day on Clear Lske on a lift. Last Thrusday we went over to go sailing and the mast wa
New Sails Questions BarryL at 9:39am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1522 Hi,I have a few questions regarding purchasing new sails.Is there a best time of year for buying
Escape dolly Fred DuVal at 8:53am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/819 I want to buy a dolly for my Escape sailboat. Anyone have one??
cockpit fiberglass table Bill9282 at 8:20am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/988 Has anyone had a problem with the glass around the piano hinges cracking? If so, what was your remed
Odor in the cabin Tim McCarty at 7:58am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1650 OK, Peggy, I will rule out a leak in the tank, and I will also rule out the hoses as they are Sealan
Computer Charts Dave at 7:54am 10.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 I am looking at purchasing computer software and charts for my boat. When I look into the various v
Chain Plate Attachment Failure Jay McMullan at 7:37am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1722 My Oday 272LE recently experienced a fairly catastrophic failure of the chain plate attachment to th
getting trailer galvanized Phil at 6:47am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1083 Has anyone had there trailer galvanized in the Los Angeles area. I would like to get local Info than
Electric Vs Vacuflush head Ed at 6:39am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10682 I am looking at obtaining a new boat (new to me, likely used) and have a question about electric hea
Sail Drive Ed at 6:32am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2065 What is Sail Drive? I am looking for a new boat and in the past have had Hunters with a Yanmar with
U S yacht big515 at 6:08am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/3013 I resently purchased my first sail boat. a U S yacht 21'1983 model. I can not find any manufacture i

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2nd anchor/Double bow roller? JamesG161 at 3:45pm 05.03.21 I have 2 anchors installed... 1) Bruce for mud... only rode 2) Danforth for Sand. Anchor chain plu
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors dlochner at 3:33pm 05.03.21
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors kappykaplan at 3:32pm 05.03.21 There is no way to bridge the two. Correct? Correct! :beer:
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors skunther at 3:21pm 05.03.21
Instruments went goofy Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.03.21
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating kappykaplan at 3:03pm 05.03.21 NOT HAPPENING!:facepalm: Says 29 for my boat! I don't believe it. :facepalm:
There's a hole in my boat Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 05.03.21 I don't think you want to hot-coat ablative. That is more appropriate for hard anti-fouling paint.
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors dlochner at 2:52pm 05.03.21 Generally, with enough money and patience bridging devices can be assembled to let everyone talk to
Racing vs. Cruising DougM at 2:45pm 05.03.21
Racing vs. Cruising DArcy at 2:38pm 05.03.21 It was mostly an excuse to go sailing then BBQ afterwords drank some bourbon and told lies Ah, y
Smart Plug Installation AwwShucks at 2:33pm 05.03.21 I wish they did! Agreed - especially when they are so safety conscious in other categories. I won
PROP upgrade size DMo_17 at 2:25pm 05.03.21 On my Hunter 29.5 I also had one of the Martec 15x12 RH 2-blade props. I just had a Campbell Sailer
Smart Plug Installation Alan Gomes at 2:20pm 05.03.21 Thanks for the update Alan. You're welcome. I wish they did!
Racing vs. Cruising sail sfbay at 2:20pm 05.03.21 That's what the protest flag is for and the RRS. Someone needs to have a chat with these skippers if
Smart Plug Installation AwwShucks at 2:18pm 05.03.21 Thanks for the update Alan.
Old Hunter 22 mast spreader question rgranger at 2:13pm 05.03.21 As far as "slipping' goes.... yes that is normal.
Anyone have a sailpack on a H34? (1) WasabiRush at 2:10pm 05.03.21 Here is a pic of mine. I'm 5'9"ish and it's a bit of a stretch to get the halyard off and the sail b
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating rgranger at 2:08pm 05.03.21 I also found this... If your boat does not have a capacity plate, the U.S. Coast Guard recommends t
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating rgranger at 2:06pm 05.03.21 Who's the insurance company? Insurance companies are known for not really understanding what they
Racing vs. Cruising rgranger at 2:03pm 05.03.21 I've only raced once. I enjoyed it but I don't see getting overly serious about it. Until August I

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